The only strings that ever break when tuning a piano to A 440 are
the bad ones that needed replacing anyway. What's the big deal about broken
strings ? Except everyone that I have the misfortune of following behind,
did a sloppy job of replacement ; wrong size wire, inappropriate pin height,
coils not together,coils overlapping,bad becket,wrong hitch pin,damaged
pinblock,etc. Why do tuners STEAL broken bass strings? Just leave it in
the piano so a technician has something to either repair or take measurements
from for duplication.
Opps, sorry I've ranted
way off subject.
Joseph D Gotta RPT
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